Old Rearsby

In the 'hood, Mooi River as a destination

Mooi River is 160km from Durban and 64km from Pietermaritzburg.
Mooi River is a farming and textile centre which was originally named Lawrenceville after the Irish farmer who formalised its settlement during the 1800s. Mooi River took its name from the Voortrekker description of its river - "mooi" '(translates as pretty). In Zulu, however, the river is Mpofana, meaning "Place of the Eland" ... cont.